The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-02
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"pEAOE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL ~
MEN,"
from the St. Louis Republican,

From the St. Louis Repuo'ie"ul
We congratulate the Hendricks clno
g ~ Jonis and the country al laisc
an tho zeal with which, PREPARATION
are being made to celebrate the ro"
of July. ontbor of the
Doclaration of independence "a oeeP
Iudent. not only of men, bu OF poohs
had collected in a Memoranda
hook which he carried constantly WIZ
him. every saying of the founoei .ha
christianity as they are recorded III !he
oosnels. He found among 'heh .ns
doctrines of the separation OF chuion
and state; of liberty to choose Delweon
GOOD and.eviI under laws winch pr
vent crime only by punisnihS -"
commission, and, above all. OF syinpa-
thv for the great mass OF mahhInu
tho Moor and uhlearned who had never
heen considered in temporal COVER,
maots excent as mere numbers. D"r.
in% al, his life he bore the reproach ol
being the leader and 1ounoel rho
party Of "the unwashea, - IL
democratic party must always 80 ~,
or cease to be sctuated by the spun
democracy. I,,v is to
To celebrate the fOurtn w II
celebrate the truth that neltner pn.n'
learning. wealth, responsibility, soou.
moss mower nor numbers gives al!
man or number of men the figh, 10
,nIe over others. Great as mas peei'
tho development of the United states
SINCE its government was lounueu Oh
this trnth. the truth itself is greater
than. any results as yet achieved o.! 1t,
II ia he whole truth of liberty anu
there can be no liberty thai does ho'
nroceed from it. 1t is stated compac'i!
and nositively in the Declaration ina
governments are Instituted 10 seeul.
the rights of all men,, ana una. NV
derive their lust powers from Inc coh
sent of the governed; ssiyeIy
The parties which have successive,
opposed American democracy ohiH "
be finally overcome 10y 1t, have iiu'Sa
al this declaration as "a souiuin+
nIatitude,n and have ignored 1t at .hei
c~onvenience, bat il survives always
and democracy, after every mistahe'
after every defeat brought on by huniai
80 i,;hi,ity. rallies back TO IL ah'
AS Q party, American democracy ma
made a country of which every Amer
can can be proud. 1t added Florida
it gave the northwest territory;
bought LQniKWrafor song; fSatf,
n out with tn,
NSRa boundary. Blu
All this is the wori. it ba'
LOu6 in proclaiming the truth OF Free
dom and of right for the people,
redeemipg them from the bondage o
their own numbers, and from the equa
bondage to birth, wealth, learning ano
the class superiority arrogated by mos
who claim divine right to rule OF
account of superior virtne and morality
Coming back into power, the grea'
mission to which it has first set 1T
hands is the restoration OF peace, o
good feeling. of fraternity. 1t direct
its efforts toward restoring a govern
rnent which, maintaining the liberties
of all, will be forever based on the
consent of all. 1t is a task of no SINAI
difficulty, for antagonizing the worl
are all the forces of prejudice, of unior
getting hate, of hypocrisy and blin'
) self-seeking: 1t finds the party OF thu
past striving to keep the past alive AM
to retard the future. AS the party o
the future 1t keeps and Will keep IN
past behind it. 1t does not discuss tht
coercion of the past either with thos
who hold it a virtue or those VIII
count it a crime, but accepting the pas
as res adjudicato, and considering
only as q part Of history, it determine
that there shall not hereafter be tn
plea of necessity for it-as a part
which holds consent to be gOVerne
the origin OF all Just power in govern
ment, it must need be the party c
peace and good will. This is a matte
of course, taken for granted and nc
generally brought up for discussion
{ but the folly of the enemies of eqn'
rhaaznnd2meeable government tore
Ito 1t forward as a
>mocracy is to be col
Id.
SIkration is read at Il
celebration which is being prepared
St. Louis it will be as an assuran'
that democratic policy is still the pc
CIV of a government of peace, 'exis'll
onlysto preserve peace that rights al
,.Ix, coou h6 ntasprVp0 in Deaca,